BCS Stock — Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC (BCS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BCS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.72%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 2372.1% over the past 40.1 years.

Barclays PLC is a global financial services company that operates through retail banking, corporate banking, private wealth management, and investment banking segments, serving customers across the UK, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company distributes dividends on a semi-annual basis at a modest current distribution rate. Barclays appeals to income investors seeking exposure to established financial services and international banking operations.

BCS performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2372.1% over the past 40.1 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.2%.

BCS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.61%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/09/1986

Distribution rate

2.75%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.72%

5-year average yield

2.86

Last close

$22.79 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$75,955,641,655

Average volume

5022186.0

Dividend

$0.313

Ex-dividend date

08/07/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.906

Payout ratio

23.6%

P/E ratio

8.8

Forward P/E

7.2359

EPS

$2.59

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.75%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.72%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BCS risks and drawbacks

BCS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.2%.

Who may consider BCS — and who may not

BCS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BCS pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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